sociology with an emphasis

in criminology. CDT Dun-

lap attributes her success to

her family. As c/CSM,

CDT Dunlap is most look-

ing forward to developing

her leadership potential and

improving her knowledge

on army operations at vari-

ous levels. Thank you for

all your hard work to for-

mer c/CSM Harvey and

welcome c/CSM Dunlap!

With the most recent LDP

(Leadership Development

Position) change, the Wild-

cat battalion welcomes

CDT Alexandria Dunlap as

our new c/CSM. CDT

Dunlap is originally from

Los Angeles, California and

already has an Associate of

Arts Degree and is current-

ly working on her Bache-

lor’s of Science degree in

New c/CSM on the Block!

Inside this issue:

Blue Force Tracker

Training

2

Recondo 2

Pershing Rifles/Color

Guard

2

Cadet Labs Update 3

CWST 3

Commander’s Cup

Update

3

Wildcat battalion newsletter

W.I.L.D.C.A.T.

Withstand

Integrity

Leaders

Dedication

Communication

Accountability

Team

OCTOBER VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1

Wildcats Conduct 2015 Fall LDX Cadets from the Kansas

State Wildcat Battalion

headed out to Fort Riley

for some quality LDX

training on the weekend of

September 25th and 26th.

While there, the Wildcats

participated in FLRC, day/

night land navigation, tacti-

cal basics training, and

completed a confidence

course. To finish out the

LDX, Alpha and Bravo

company competed in a

confidence course race as a

Commander’s Cup event.

Ultimately Alpha Company

was victorious after falling

to Bravo Company in the

land navigation event the

previous day.

routine. Company G-7 looks

forward to competing and win-

ning NATCON 2016. Kansas

State University’s Company G-7

gained national recog-

nition after winning

the 1969 Exhibition

Drill Championship.

Company G-7

“Headhunters” contin-

ues to distinguish itself

in local events, and the

This year a new candidate class is

underway and they will soon

become Pershing Riflemen.

Company G-7 has performed at

several events this year including

a detail at K-State President

Schulz’s residence. The company

will march and display it’s talent

on the 16th October 2015 in the

homecoming parade. After the

parade the company will begin

practicing for its NATCON

yearly National Convention.

Practices are held three days a

week. Monday and Tuesday at

6:00 pm. Fridays at 5:00 pm.

Wildcats Experience New Technology

Pershing Rifles/Color Guard

Upper classmen have been prac-

ticing their leadership skills while

conducting squad tactical exer-

cises designed to teach troop

leading procedures and decision

making under pressure. The

Ranger Challenge team trained

daily before participating in the

3rd Brigade Ranger Challenge

competition. Kansas State

brought two teams, Alpha and

Bravo, both of which performed

to standard and proved their true

grit by completing the final 10

kilometer ruck march at the top

of their heats.

Recondo This semester has been filled

with opportunities to grow men-

tally and physically. Underclass-

men cadets who

attended the

basic skills

event were in-

structed how to

properly move

shoot and com-

municate as a

small team.

As a special new

treat, during

their land navi-

gation during

the fall LDX,

cadets got to

experience the

Blue Force

Tracker training.

Cadets were all

issued a radio

transmitter that allowed

them to be tracked and

have their location pro-

jected on to a screen at

all times. This technolo-

gy can track their moves as they

move along the course and rec-

ords them so if a cadet were to

have questions about a misstep

s/he might have made, they can

look back and figure out what

happened.

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Male ranger

challenge team

took first in

their heat for

ruck march!

SFC Zimmer works on tracking down remaining

cadets at the end of night land nav.

The Wildcat Battalion has partic-

ipated in a multitude of labs. So

far this year the battalion has

participated in their Welcome

Back Lab and competed for the

Commander’s Cup, they have

learned how to properly conduct

PCCs/PCIs (Pre-combat

Checks/Inspections) and the

land nav basics, and how to

write an OER (officer evaluation

report). They’ve also most re-

cently participated in a Drill and

Ceremony Lab. During the Drill

and Ceremony Lab MSIII cadets

taught MSI and IIs how to

properly move as an army unit at

both the squad and platoon lev-

els. Cadets were

taught the basics

such as commands

like about face, pre-

sent arms, counter

column, and more.

After they were

taught the basics,

cadets finished out

the lab with a D&C knockout

led by former c/CSM Harvey.

Alpha and Bravo went head to

head in a game of knockout.

While it looked as though

Bravo would be the inevitable

winner early on, the battalion

was weeded out to just two

cadets, with CDT McAllister

representing Alpha Company

and CDT Hicks representing

Bravo. CDT McAllister ended

up pulling out the come-from-

behind win for Alpha Company.

The overall standings currently

sit at 3-1 in favor of Alpha Com-

pany.

The most recent competition for

the Commander’s Cup was the

finale of the D&C Lab when

Cadet Labs

Commander’s Cup Standings

plete a 25m gear swim where

they put a FLC vest on over

their ACUs and swam across the

pool with their rubber duck.

Cadets also did a 5 minute tread

water in full ACUs, a 10 minute

swim, and a gear shed where

they put on a FLC, grab their

rubber duck, and are thrown

into the pool where they are

required to shed their gear be-

fore surfacing.

CWST Cadets participated in Combat

Water Survival Training. In this

training cadets woke up bright

and early at 0530 to complete a

blindfolded 10m fall where they

sounded off with their branch of

choice whilst holding a “rubber

duck” and freefalling into the

water. During this training ca-

dets were also required to com-

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Alpha company

pulls ahead in

the commander’s

cup!